Joel-Peter Witkin (American, b. 1939) La Serpentine, Marseilles

Description:

Joel-Peter Witkin (American, b. 1939)

La Serpentine, Marseilles, 1992. Signed, titled, dated, and numbered "5/12" in pencil on the verso, identified and dated on labels from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, and the Museum of New Mexico, Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, affixed to the backing, . Toned gelatin silver print, sight size 31 1/2 x 27 1/4 in. (79.8 x 69.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Slipped hinge u.r., not examined out of frame.

Provenance: Purchased from the artist, 2002.

Exhibitions: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1995-1996; Museum of New Mexico, Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, 1999.

N.B. The lot is accompanied by a copy of Germano Celant's book Joel-Peter Witkin (Zurich, Berlin, and New York: Scalo, 1995) in which La Serpentine is reproduced as plate 101.
Estimate $2,000-3,000

Sheet measures 36 5/8 x 30 1/2 in. (93.0 x 77.5 cm) and is held to backing board with photo corners. No additional issues to report.


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